19.08.2011
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Matchday 5 - The Preview

Read about the first Frankfurt derby in nearly 50 years in the match preview. Kick-off is on Sunday at 13.30h CET.

POSSIBLE LINE UPS

EINTRACHT: Nikolov– Jung, Anderson, Schildenfeld, Djakpa –Schwegler, Lehmann, Rode – Caio, Köhler – Gekas
Missing: Tzavellas, Kittel (both recovering from injuries), Alex Meier (match ban)

FSV: Klandt - Huber, Schlicke, Gledson, Teixeira - Stark, Cinaz - Müller, Yelen, Fillinger - Gueye
Missing: Theodosiadis, Tosunoglu

LIVE MATCH INFO

The match can be followed via the English LIVE text commentary on eintracht.de. All major events such as goals, shots, substitutions, cards, fouls, corners and offsides will be posted as and when they happen. Click HERE from kick-off onwards (13.30h CET).

ATTENDANCE

10,300 away tickets for the Eintracht supporters are sold out. All in all around 45,000 are expected on Sunday.

COLOURS

The Eagles will play in white, FSV in blue and black.

ALL TIME RECORD

It will be the very first 2. Bundesliga meeting of the two. They last played each other in the 1961/62 season in the Oberliga Süd (south division of the top flight). Eintracht won both games scoring 9 goals (5-0 and 4-0).

SEASON START

Eintracht are one of three unbeaten 2. Bundesliga teams. They drew against St. Pauli and Düsseldorf (the two other unbeaten teams). Their four opponents so far are all in the top 5 of the standings (after the Friday matches). Eintracht grabbed all points away to Fürth who won all their 4 other matches and they beat Braunschweig away who also won their other 3 matches.